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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: BlueStateSaint on November 06, 2014, 09:01:23 AM

Title: When Selfies Go Wrong
Post by: BlueStateSaint on November 06, 2014, 09:01:23 AM
I found this somewhere on the Web.  They kinda suck, eh?  (Spoiler alert:  They're not all fatal.)

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When Selfies Go Wrong: 9 Deadly Selfies

There are moments in life that are so monumentally significant and yet you don’t even know it until they’re past. It happens a lot, and then the moment is lost to the annals of our memory. But when you have a smartphone, and a finger quick to draw, you can find yourself documenting the most unbelievable moments: Such as your last moments of life.

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James Crowlett, 34, was on his honeymoon, and hours away from flying back home when the ocean called to him. He just wanted to go for a quick dip, take a selfie underwater and show off to his friends. The photo was uploaded to his Facebook page automatically, and unfortunately that shark was real. As you can see in the photo the shark is ready to strike, and it did just a moment later. It tore of Crowlett’s leg off before lifeguards managed to get to him. He died on the way to the hospital after losing massive quantities of blood.

The rest is here:  http://caliser.com/when-selfies-go-wrong-deadly-selfies/?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=thesmokinggun